Soldiers 5
The moon was covered by clouds tonight. General Yan took the torch given by the Fang family and walked back with one hand holding the wooden stick in Shen Wanyue's hand.
Even if it’s dark, it won’t affect Shen Wanyue.
"General Yan, thank you for your help."
General Yan didn't care about these little things: "You are my soldier, so I will naturally take care of you."
After that, silence returned.
It seemed like they were getting closer and closer to the military camp. Shen Wanyue's ears moved.
She suddenly said, "General Yan, is there a stream nearby? I heard the sound of flowing water."
General Yan did not disagree and said, "Generally, military camps should be located near water. If you follow the water, you won't get lost."
"Oh, I see."
Shen Wanyue didn't ask any more questions, she had a plan in mind.
After a while, the two arrived at the military camp.
General Yan saw that she was inconvenienced, so he sent her to the tent before going back to rest.
The next day we started our journey again.
The lieutenant was escorted all the way as a suspect. After all, he was still a lieutenant, and the general did not abandon his official position. In addition, many people in the barracks knew him well, so he lived a decent life.
Along the way he chatted with another soldier who was accompanying him.
The soldier said, "No matter how high you are as a lieutenant, how can that Lu be compared with you? The general will definitely not do anything to you."
The captain's hands were handcuffed, and the chains made a sound as they clashed against each other.
He said, "Humph! He has a vicious mind and dares to go over the head of the hierarchy to complain. He has no regard for military discipline at all!"
The soldier agreed: "That's right. Don't worry, we will ask the general for mercy when the time comes."
After traveling for so many days in a row, the soldiers were very tired.
They walked along the river and it was quite cool.
"Damn mosquito!" The captain suddenly shrank his neck, feeling itchy.
Other soldiers were also bitten by mosquitoes, and they just consoled him: "There are many mosquitoes today, Captain, please bear with us."
They didn't take it seriously.
The captain felt itchy on his neck and ankles.
I thought mosquitoes really can get into any place.
It wasn't until his abdomen started to itch that he felt something was wrong.
This feeling was very similar to the last time Lu Zhiyao sprinkled powder on him.
I won’t be tricked again!
Before I could get angry, my body started to itch terribly.
"Ahhh!" He struggled hard, but the itchiness made him unable to speak.
There is no reason at all.
"Captain! Captain!"
The captain didn't care about all that. With his hands tied, he had to lie on the ground and roll around to try to relieve the itching all over his body.
But there is still no relief.
The soldiers hurriedly tried to help him up, but the captain broke free.
"Go report to the general!"
"Also, go find a doctor!"
“Yes, yes, yes!”
The captain was still rolling on the ground.
The soldiers couldn't stop them.
"Captain, what's wrong with you?"
The captain didn't care. His hands were tied and he couldn't scratch: "Hands...hands!"
The soldier had always had a good relationship with the captain, and now that he was feeling so uncomfortable, he gritted his teeth and unlocked the handcuffs under the influence of his emotions.
Unexpectedly, the next second the captain ran towards the river not far away.
Just soak in water and wash off the powder on your body and you'll be safe!
"Captain!"
"Stop the man quickly!"
"Why are the handcuffs gone?"
The soldier who uncuffed the handcuffs had trembling lips, and the keys and handcuffs in his hands fell to the ground with a metallic collision sound.
If the captain escapes or something happens to him, I will be held responsible!
The captain has been in the army for so many years, but a dozen soldiers couldn't stop the man.
He swam in the river, but the itching on his body still did not go away.
He even choked on water several times because he was in the water and was not conscious: "Cough cough cough!"
Soldiers who were good at swimming went into the water to rescue the people.
But as soon as I put my feet down, I felt something was wrong.
"Don't come down, the water is very deep and there are too many weeds in it!" A soldier's feet were entangled in the weeds, but fortunately there were people around him, so tragedy was avoided.
A criminal is not as important as one's own life, so many soldiers gave him a few symbolic chases.
The captain in the river suddenly felt a tightness in his heart, and he couldn't breathe. He choked on the water and his limbs cramped: "Hmm!"
The whole person sank straight down.
"Captain!"
General Yan was at the front of the team, and the soldiers came running over breathlessly: "General! It's bad, the captain is in trouble!"
The soldier rode his horse side by side with General Yan and told him everything that had happened.
General Yan frowned.
The captain is a man of deep thoughts, and this time he might be trying to escape punishment.
"Let the doctor take a look."
"We've sent people to look for him among the wounded soldiers!"
"Go back and take good care of him first."
"yes!"
The soldiers rode back on horseback.
Before he could go back, another soldier came towards him.
This time the soldier looked even more panicked. He raised his voice and said, "Oh no! General! The captain jumped into the river and is now sinking!"
"!!"
Everyone who heard this was shocked.
The first thought was that the captain wanted to escape.
Wanting to escape means that what was previously spread in the army is true and the crime is real.
Some of the generals who had spoken for the captain looked unhappy.
"Sink?" General Yan grasped the key.
The soldier nodded: "Yes, he was swimming well at first, and our brothers were chasing him from behind, but suddenly he fell down."
He certainly wouldn't say that they were afraid of the depth of the water and didn't try hard to chase.
General Yan felt overwhelmed and said to General Zhang on his right: "Old Zhang, take the brothers who are good at swimming to find them."
"Yes!" General Zhang grabbed the reins and pulled them to the left. "Go! Lead the way."
The soldiers did not dare to stop and rode fast to catch up: "Go!"
"If I don't run, I still have a chance of survival..." a general muttered to himself. Leaving the army without permission is a deserter at the most serious level! Not to mention that the lieutenant has another crime.
How can one not think that he is fleeing from the crime?
Shen Wanyue and other wounded soldiers were on their way when suddenly a soldier ran over and shouted, "Is there a doctor?"
The military doctor naturally did not dare to slack off and stood out from the crowd: "Yes, yes, yes!"
It is common to have minor accidents on the road, and doctors are used to it.
"Come with me and bring your medicine box!"
"Okay." The doctor took the medicine box and the soldier grabbed it: "I'll take it."
The two ran away.
Shen Wanyue couldn't see them, but she could tell from the soldiers' tone that they were anxious.
Someone beside him whispered, "Hey, isn't that the soldier escorting the captain? Could it be that something happened to the captain?"
"What could possibly happen to the lieutenant?" someone asked disdainfully, "Did he get his skin rubbed by the handcuffs?"
“Hahahahaha….”
The whispers gradually became smaller, and they realized that there was another Lu Zhiyao beside them.
Anyway, Shen Wanyue covered her eyes, so she didn't react.
Sooner than she expected.
The powder that was sprinkled that night could not be washed off by water alone. On the contrary, it would react with water and remain on the skin.
The more carefully the captain washed last time, the more uncomfortable it was this time.
Even if you try to wash with water or control the itching again, it will not work.
Unless you take the antidote.
Ordinary doctors can’t find it.
Set up camp again.
Chen Wanyue sat on the ground waiting for Doctor Lu to change her dressing, and listened to the people around her talking: "Did you hear that the captain fled for fear of punishment and jumped into the river?"
"real?"
"How could it be fake?" The soldier changed the subject, "It was just an accident in the river, and he didn't make it out alive."
"My mother!"
"General Zhang went down and fished out the body himself."
“It’s all fate.”
"If you ask me, the captain just didn't think it through. There are many important people in the barracks who don't have a good relationship with him? He begged for leniency and got a lighter punishment. In the end, he chose to run away."
The soldier lowered his voice: "Is this a misunderstanding?"
"What misunderstanding could there be?"
Someone joined them and said, "I have another piece of news. The captain pretended to be sick before jumping into the river and didn't answer any questions. One of his brothers was soft-hearted, which gave him a chance to escape."
Shen Wanyue heard it all, and she was the only one who knew that the captain was not pretending to be sick, but was really in great pain.
Those who heard it lamented: "This brother is in trouble."
"Who says it's not?"
At this time, Doctor Lu came over with a medicine box and squatted down to change the dressing for Shen Wanyue: "The wound is recovering well."
As he prepared the medicine, he said, "He got what he deserved."
"He" naturally refers to the captain.
Shen Wanyue did not immediately agree or refute.
"My eyes have been hurting these days."
Doctor Lu replied: "It may be phantom pain, which is a normal phenomenon. Some people cannot stand the pain. How about I give you some painkillers?"
"No need. Medicinal materials are in short supply."
"You can't force yourself to do that." Doctor Lu took out the medicine bag and put it in the cloth, raised his hand and put it close to her eyes, "Don't move."
"Yes." Shen Wanyue agreed with a smile.
Doctor Lu kindly reminded: "Even if the captain's death was an accident, the general is likely to talk to you, so don't be afraid."
“As long as you don’t do anything wrong, you don’t have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door.” She seemed to find it funny.
"That's good to know."
Doctor Lu still had to take care of other wounded soldiers, so the two didn't talk much.
After he left, Shen Wanyue didn't even have anyone to chat with.
In order to prevent others from discovering her gender, Lu Zhiyao has rarely communicated with others.
After Shen Wanyue finished her meal, someone around General Yan came to look for her and said, "Brother Lu, the general wants to see you."
There were people whispering around me.
"Isn't it about the lieutenant's business?"
"It should be."
"He stayed with us well before and after the captain's accident."
"Sending someone over means questioning? Can't it just be a routine questioning?"
"That's true."
"In the final analysis, it was the captain's own fault..."
"Pah, pah, pah! Don't say such things. The person just passed away."
"Oh, yes, yes! My mouth!" He lowered his voice and slapped his own chapped lips.
Chen Wanyue leaned on the guards beside General Yan to lead the way.
"arrive."
The guard let her go in alone and waited outside.
Shen Wanyue went in: "General Yan."
The tent was very quiet. General Yan should be standing. He sighed, "You know about the lieutenant, right?"
She did not deny it: "Everyone is talking about the wounded soldiers."
"I'm not doubting you." General Yan said in embarrassment. He looked up at Shen Wanyue who was covering her eyes. "I have interrogated them. It was the captain who jumped himself."
He even said something bad about you before jumping into the river. But he didn't say it out loud.
"General Yan is fair and selfless. I didn't expect my affairs to bring you so much trouble."
General Yan shook his head, his tone suddenly becoming more serious: "Nothing in the military is trivial. Although the lieutenant's death was sudden, there is no objection. Don't worry, I won't let go of what he did to you just because he's dead."
This was the main reason why he asked Shen Wanyue to come here.
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